Patents by Inventor Eric L. Christianson

Eric L. Christianson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING AN UNAUTHORIZED FLIGHT OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20090082913
    Abstract: A fly-by-wire (FBW) system (104) is coupled to cockpit controls (102) of an aircraft for controlling the aircraft, and an automatic flight control system (AFCS) (108) is coupled to the FBW system for maintaining the aircraft in stable flight. An unauthorized-flight detector (110) is coupled to the FBW system and coupled to the AFCS, and is arranged to carry out (306) a transfer of partial control of the aircraft from the cockpit controls to the FBW system and the AFCS, in response to a predetermined event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Larry J. Yount, Joseph W. Jackson, Eric L. Christianson, Arthur D. Beutler
  • Method and apparatus for preventing an unauthorized flight of an aircraft
    Patent number: 7475851
    Abstract: A fly-by-wire (FBW) system (104) is coupled to cockpit controls (102) of an aircraft for controlling the aircraft, and an automatic flight control system (AFCS) (108) is coupled to the FBW system for maintaining the aircraft in stable flight. An unauthorized-flight detector (110) is coupled to the FBW system and coupled to the AFCS, and is arranged to carry out (306) a transfer of control of the FBW system from the cockpit controls to the AFCS, in response to a predetermined event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Larry J. Yount, Joseph W. Jackson, Eric L. Christianson, Arthur D. Beutler
  • Method and apparatus for preventing an unauthorized flight of an aircraft
    Publication number: 20040217232
    Abstract: A fly-by-wire (FBW) system (104) is coupled to cockpit controls (102) of an aircraft for controlling the aircraft, and an automatic flight control system (AFCS) (108) is coupled to the FBW system for maintaining the aircraft in stable flight. An unauthorized-flight detector (110) is coupled to the FBW system and coupled to the AFCS, and is arranged to carry out (306) a transfer of control of the FBW system from the cockpit controls to the AFCS, in response to a predetermined event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Larry J. Yount, Joseph W. Jackson, Eric L. Christianson, Arthur D. Beutler